Feed additive for swine and feed composition containing the same

ABSTRACT

A feed additive for swine consists of following ingredients measured by weight: 20-50 sour jujubes, 10-18 radix bupleuri, 6-20 codonopsis pilosula, 10-20 honeysuckles, 10-20 isatis roots, 3-6 astragalus propinquus, 10-20 myrica rubra and 30-60 cactuses. The disclosure further provides a feed composition for swine with the above feed additive. The above-mentioned feed additive for swine is effective in preventing hog cholera, convenient in use, no toxicity, side effects or medical residue, which benefits human health.

BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field

The disclosure relates to a livestock feed, and more particularly to afeed additive for swine a feed composition containing the same.

2. Description of the Related Art

Swine breeding grows rapidly in recent years as a major emphasis oflivestock breeding. Threats of various diseases of swine have long beenbarriers of development of swine breeding, especially hog cholera.

Hog cholera is an infectious viral disease that is characterized byacute infection, fever and being spread by contact. Before an infectedpig shows clinical signs, the virus can be contagious by secretion frommouths, noses and eyes, as well as urine and feces. Swine are the onlynatural hosts of hog cholera, infected pigs and viral carriers are themain source of infection, and viruses are spread by direct contact ofinfected pigs and non-infected pigs. A conventional method of dealingwith infected pigs is insulation. Some precious species can be treatedby anti-swine-fever serum, but corresponding costs are high. Therefore,prevention and an immediate response are vital to control and eradicatehog cholera, which can reduce economic loss.

SUMMARY

It is necessary to provide a feed additive for swine a feed compositionusing the same according to the previous situation.

A feed additive for swine consists of following ingredients measured byweight: 20-50 sour jujubes, 10-18 radix bupleuri, 6-20 codonopsispilosula, 10-20 honeysuckles, 10-20 isatis roots, 3-6astragaluspropinquus, 10-20 myrica rubra and 30-60 cactuses.

A feed composition for swine includes a main feed and an additive,wherein the additive is processed by mixing, grinding, sifting followingingredients measured by weight: 20-50 sour jujubes, 10-18 radixbupleuri, 6-20 codonopsis pilosula, 10-20 honeysuckles, 10-20 isatisroots, 3-6 astragalus propinquus, 10-20 myrica rubra and 30-60 cactuses.

A process for feeding swine includes feeding the swine a feedcomposition to produce a finished, market-ready weight. The feedcomposition includes a main feed and an additive, wherein the additiveis processed by mixing, grinding, sifting following ingredients measuredby weight: 20-50 sour jujubes, 10-18 radix bupleuri, 6-20 codonopsispilosula, 10-20 honeysuckles, 10-20 isatis roots, 3-6 astragaluspropinquus, 10-20 myrica rubra and 30-60 cactuses.

The feed additive for swine above can be effective in preventingdiseases (such as hog cholera), convenient in use, no toxicity, sideeffects or medical residue, which benefits human health.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

With the following reference, concrete embodiments of the disclosurewill be described in detail.

The disclosure aims at providing an additive that can improve immunityand disease resistance of swine to prevent diseases, such as an outbreakof hog cholera, the treatment is safe, nontoxic; side effects,resistance to drugs or medical residue in pork can be avoided.

A feed additive for swine consists of following ingredients measured byweight: 20-50 sour jujubes, 10-18 radix bupleuri, 6-20 codonopsispilosula, 10-20 honeysuckles, 10-20 isatis roots, 3-6 astragaluspropinquus, 10-20 myrica rubra and 30-60 cactuses.

Preferably, the feed additive for swine according to the exemplaryembodiment of the disclosure consists of 35 sour jujubes, 16 radixbupleuri, 12 codonopsis pilosula, 15 honeysuckles, 15 isatis roots, 5astragalus propinquus, 15 myrica rubra and 50 cactuses.

The previous feed additive for swine can be firstly immersed, ground andmixed, after being sifted by a sieve (such as a sieve with a mesh number200), medical powders are prepared.

Pharmacological principles of the feed additive for swine according tothe disclosure are as follows:

Sour jujubes can nourish livers, calm hearts and nerves, decreaseperspiration and resist diseases; radix bupleuri has functions ofdefervescence and taking care of livers; codonopsis pilosula can suppleenergy, strengthen resistance to eliminate pathogenic factors, excitenerves, regulate gastrointestinal functions, enhance immunity andresistance to diseases, as well as promote growth; honeysuckles are notonly antipyretic and antidotal, but also comforting throats andrelieving diarrhea; isatis roots are both antipyretic and antidotal,resisting bacteria and viruses, comforting throats and improvingimmunity; astragalus propinquus can improve immunity, protect livers,diuresis, anti-ageing, anti-stress, reduce blood pressure and widelyresist bacteria; myrica rubra can be antipyretic and antidotal, helpproduce saliva and quench thirst, empty guts and stomachs; cactuses caninvigorate the circulation of blood, antipyretic and antidotal,invigorate the spleen to arrest diarrhea, calm nerves and diuresis.

Therefore, sour jujubes, codonopsis pilosula, isatis roots andastragalus propinquus are added in the feed additive for swine toinvigorate spleen, strengthen resistance to eliminate pathogenicfactors, improve immunity and resistance to diseases, viruses areprevented and hog cholera will not be spread; radix bupleuri,honeysuckles and cactuses are antipyretic and antidotal, eliminatingdampness and diuresis, antitussive and antiasthmatic, antibacterial,diminishing inflammation, inhibiting viral replication and killingviruses; sour jujubes and myrica rubra are applied to promote digestionand blood circulation, which can improve immunity and diseaseresistance.

The feed additive for swine of the disclosure can prevent an outbreak ofhog cholera. 6 feed additives for swine are added into 1000 main feedsand mixed thoroughly to feed swine, hog cholera can be prevented. Themain feed of the feed for swine can contains at least one of an animalprotein product, marine product, milk product, grain product, plantprotein product and processed grain by-product.

The feed additive for swine of the disclosure is effective in preventingdiseases (such as hog cholera), convenient in use, no toxicity, sideeffects or medical residue, which benefits human health.

An exemplary embodiment:

35 sour jujubes, 16 radix bupleuri, 12 codonopsis pilosula, 15honeysuckles, 15 isatis roots, 5 astragalus propinquus, 15 myrica rubraand 50 cactuses are immersed, ground and mixed, after being sifted by asieve (such as a sieve with a mesh number 200), medical powders areprepared. 0.6 kilograms feed additives for swine are added into 100kilograms main feeds from the market and mixed thoroughly to feed swine,the rate of preventing hog cholera can be 95%.

To prove effects of the additive of the disclosure, 400 swine aredivided into a control group and a trial group for testing. The controlgroup are fed a conventional additive, the trial group are fed 0.6kilograms feed additive for swine preventing hog cholera according tothe disclosure added into 100 kilograms main feeds for preventing hogcholera. Rates of growth are referred as a criterion to judgeefficiency, morbidity and mortality. Results are as shown, the controlgroup: 200 swine are fed the conventional additive, 128 healthy swine,72 infected swine, 16 dead swine, an effective rate is 64%, an infectionrate is 36%, a mortality rate is 8%; the trial group: 200 swine are fedthe feed additive for swine of the disclosure, 190 healthy swine, 10infected swine, 4 dead swine, an effective rate is 95%, an infectionrate is 5%, a mortality rate is 2%.

Results turn out the feed additive for swine of the disclosure is moreefficient in preventing hog cholera than other additives.

The feed additive for swine of the disclosure is effective in preventingdiseases (such as hog cholera), convenient in use, no toxicity, sideeffects or medical residue, which benefits human health.

The above description is merely preferred exemplary embodiments toexplain the principles and implementations of the disclosure. For thoseskilled persons in the art, various modifications and variations can bemade according to the concept of the disclosure. It is intended to covervarious modifications and similar arrangements included within thespirit and scope of the appended claims which are to be accorded withthe broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications.

What is claimed is:
 1. A feed additive for swine, wherein the feedadditive for swine consists of following ingredients measured by weight:20-50 sour jujubes, 10-18 radix bupleuri, 6-20 codonopsis pilosula,10-20 honeysuckles, 10-20 isatis roots, 3-6 astragalus propinquus, 10-20myrica rubra and 30-60 cactuses.
 2. The feed additive for swineaccording to claim 1, wherein the feed additive for swine consists of 35sour jujubes, 16 radix bupleuri, 12 codonopsis pilosula, 15honeysuckles, 15 isatis roots, 5 astragalus propinquus, 15 myrica rubraand 50 cactuses.
 3. A feed composition for swine, comprising a main feedand an additive, wherein the additive is processed by mixing, grinding,sifting following ingredients measured by weight: 20-50 sour jujubes,10-18 radix bupleuri, 6-20 codonopsis pilosula, 10-20 honeysuckles,10-20 isatis roots, 3-6 astragalus propinquus, 10-20 myrica rubra and30-60 cactuses.
 4. The feed composition for swine according to claim 3,wherein the main feed comprises at least one of an animal proteinproduct, marine product, milk product, grain product, plant proteinproduct and processed grain by-product.
 5. The feed composition forswine according to claim 3, wherein a ration of the main feed for swineand the additive is 500:3.
 6. A process for feeding swine comprisingfeeding the swine a feed composition to produce a finished, market-readyweight, the feed composition comprising a main feed and an additive,wherein the additive is processed by mixing, grinding, sifting followingingredients measured by weight: 20-50 sour jujubes, 10-18 radixbupleuri, 6-20 codonopsis pilosula, 10-20 honeysuckles, 10-20 isatisroots, 3-6 astragalus propinquus, 10-20 myrica rubra and 30-60 cactuses.